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9.9 Conclusion
Facilitating standardization of care is an example of the role of informatics in promoting
patient safety. The efficiency and effectiveness of this modality stands to
be further increased in time by continued collaboration between experts in medical
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informatics and those in guideline and clinical standard development.
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